Organizers

The 2012 Asia Pacific Sociological Association shall be held at the Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines. The organizers of the event are the following:

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Ateneo de Manila University:

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is a unit of the School of Social Sciences, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University. It was founded in 1960 by a Jesuit anthropologist, Fr. Frank X. Lynch, S.J. The other early members of the faculty were Fr. John F. Doherty, S.J., who became Chairperson, Mary Racelis, and Fr. John J. Carroll, S.J.The Department of Sociology and Anthropology trains its students to use sociological and anthropological perspectives in the analysis and interpretation of contemporary issues, the pressing ones being the tension between globalization and national integration, the inequalities in access to power and resources among different groups, and the consequences of these structural forces on cultures and identities.

Founded on 14 September 1952, the Philippine Sociological Society (PSS) is a non-stock, non-profit professional association that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As an inclusive social science organization, our members come from a range of disciplines whose professional careers have a fundamental connection to sociology.

The Institute of Philippine Culture is a social science research organization of the School of Social Sciences of the Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University. Founded in 1960, the IPC seeks a better understanding of culture and society in the Philippines and other Asian countries, an improved quality of life for disadvantaged groups, and a more peaceful, just, and equitable national and global society.

PSSC is one of the country’s longest running and financially viable non-profit organizations. It has carved its niche as a base for developing social science scholarship and training, and as repository of social science resources in the country.